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How Idioms Work

9/15/2018

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One of the biggest misconceptions about idioms is that they are arbitrary. In fact, idioms DO follow some general tendencies and becoming aware of these can help you learn idiomatic language more confidently. For your benefit, I have detailed these tendencies in an easy to understand infographic. 
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​While understanding each of these tendencies will not instantly provide you with definitions when you come across a difficult to understand idiom, they can help you to identify, analyze, and use idioms more effectively.

Are you interested in learning specific idioms? Check out my A to Z idiom list.
Dustin Stevens, MA
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